Definitions
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- adjective Like or befitting a
stepfather .
Etymologies
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stepfather + -ly
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Examples
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His marriage to Ethel, though it led to a great stepfatherly love for her daughter, was a business arrangement, with pets — preferably Pekes — standing in for offspring.
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His marriage to Ethel, though it led to a great stepfatherly love for her daughter, was a business arrangement, with pets — preferably Pekes — standing in for offspring.
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